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Which of the following is TRUE about mass and weight?
a. Mass is a vector quantity and weight is a scalar quantity.
b. Both mass and weight are vector quantities.
c. Both mass and weight are scalar quantities.
d. Mass is a scalar quantity and weight is a vector quantity.
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